Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Slot Swap... What a disappointment. Massive infrastructure expenditure to support more outsourcing. It's no surprise now that the last bid was a net zero. To say that this supports upgauging in other hubs ignores the fact that no new captain seats are available to anyone in the system on a net basis. If a market like NYC can't support mainline service, then why would DTW, SLC, MSP be able to do so?
Why do people continue to make stuff up just to suit their own misguided complaints???
Cut and Pasted directly from the Jan. 2012 Crew Resources Update:
One of the primary drivers of the Nov AE was the addition of 39 330 crews. This helped contribute to a net total of 42 new Captain positions being created from the AE. Some of the new captain positions were filled by upward movement from lower positions, including the DC9.